The plane was so sealed with aluminum that the engines could not be cooled efficiently, This became a huge problem, but there was a reason why I just learned. If you can get a good view of the B 29 from the rear, you will see how different it was from the 17. They trained long before Hiroshima to bank hard left and slightly down after dropping the A bombs for a very specific reason besides the actual blast.
I was just informed by one of the original designers of the B 29 it had more secrecy to it than commonly realized. He told me this plane was built as a ferral cage with the origional intent to survive an EMP. No other airplane in the world at that time could have dropped the Nukes on Japan and survived. 17 had glass turrets, if it could have lifted bomb would have been disabled by the elect magnetic pulse. 29 had alumin turrets, is sealed completely from the rear deflecting the EMP. They Knew!
Too bad about the engine problems; first combat mission over Japan 15 June 1944. "Hobo Queen" in the UK in 1944 as well. I'd wonder what it would have been like to have had about four or five USAAF bases in North Africa sending about a hundred planes each with hundreds of P-51 Fighters for escort over Germany at the time. My B-17-G-42-97217 (JW-L) would have greatly have appreciated the assistance there.
My Grandfather worked on B-29s. He was a mechanic so he didn't fly em, but I don't think he would want to. According to him the engines often caught fire after overheating, and that was a big problem.
This is great. My grandfather, Maj. Gen Haywood "Possum" Hansell, flew the first squadron of B-29s into the newly built landing strip on Saipan. From there he commanded the squadrons of B-29s that dropped bombs on Japan. Unfortunately he used his tactics of strategic bombing that worked in Europe (eventually) but failed over Japan. High altitude daylight bombing did not work over Japan due to the extreme jet stream conditions. So Gen LeMay was brought in to fire bomb Japan and that worked.
I always had eyes for the Lancaster, Spitfire, Mustang. But wow i would of been a kid in a candy store to see that ... there's only 2 Lancasters flying in the world today and the city next to me has the Canadian model She flys over head now and then and you can tell just by her engines I would love to see 2 of the best bombers fly over one day
i want to see a video of wht it looked like switching turrets, and seeing wht other gunners were seeing when they were flying in these great machines, it wud be awesome to see a great view of the interior
Too bad hundred of B-29s were used for target practice at China lake. It would have been nice to have a couple more B-29s restored to flying condition.
What a wonderful video and great retirement gift for your dad. I grew up watching 12 O'Clock High on t.v. with Robert Lansing, which was of course B-17s, but was always interested in its bigger offspring, the Super Fortress. Some people may not know but the B-29 was the biggest project of WWII--yes, even eclipsing the amount spent on the Manhattan Project. Fans of this bird should order Building the B-29 by Jacob Vander Muelen, published in 1995.
hey whats up man im sitting here w/ my grandpa and he wanted to know if there was anyway he could download this video he flew a b-29 too and loved this video thanx
was just up in seattle/everett in jan, nice to see such a beautiful piston prop in a couple places still fresh in my mind. this is the only Boeing B-29 in service (unless a private collector has one stashed away) but there are a few variants of the original b-29, like a russian RE'd Tupolev Tu-4 still in the air today
What a fantastic video! Its so great to see veteran pilots back in their rides after all the years that went by! What a beautiful plane the B-29 is, Its so great that this one is still flying and honoring all who flew in them! Wonderful!
Man, with your dad flying I doubt any of the passengers would spill there drinks! Smooth as glass!!! Top rate video! Thanks for sharing!! Loved the props at 2:42
God bless you mr wien. thank you for taking that old girl up, and letting her flex her muscles, and fly again. thank you. hopefully one day ill be as lucky as you sir. thank you.
What makes me so proud living in Richardson, Tx is that this plane is now officially in Addison Air Museum. I saw "FiFi" at the Alliance Airshow last October and they just got I think 3 million dollars to restore to flying condition from the air museum I just mentioned. Therefore for all those flight enthusiasts for just 7 to 8 bucks you can check this bird out among many others - so come to Dallas :)
es un precioso video de ver el vuelo de un bombardero de la II guerra , es fantastico, y si a esto se agrega un fondo musical de glen miller es doblemente fantastico. mis saludos.
I grew up in Oshkosh and have seen these warbirds my whole life. Nothing like the sound of those good old radial engines. The EAA is the event of the year when you grow up in that town. you can literally feel the history on some of those old birds.
Congratulations to your dad! What a great send off into retirement! Love the choice of music to accompany the great footage - String of Pearls and In the Mood are my two favorite Miller songs!
@fly4fun Are you sure about that? Unless I saw the exact same plane that's in the video, there is a small airfield in Connecticut that has one and flies it every now and then.
There are several other flight-worthy airframes still though. Although they'll never take it out, Bockscar is probably in the best condition at this point.
United States Army Air Force Victory in the Pacific 1941 - 1945 could not have been possible without the Glorious B-29 Superfortress and its Fire-Bombing Raids over Japan that brought the Imperial Japanese Empire to its knees!
God Bless the B-29 Superfortress! Fifi, Enola Gay and BocksCar that dropped Little Boy and Fat Man and all the others now part of our Glorious History of Western Arms against the Struggle with the East.
What an amazing video, great footage with great music. No doubt this video has a lot of sentimental meaning to you and your family - but for a first video, this is truly an epic, in fact by any standards its an epic. And getting to take video footage from a Texan must have been a thrill in itself! Well done mate. Thumbs up etc...
@Hanglands topic: If you continue editing try unlinking the video and audio and let the audio fade out and trail after the video transition. That way you never get a choppy audio cut. I'm envious as heck at the entire subject too btw. :) Well orchestrated video and beautiful subject.
The CAF are now offering rides in FiFi for the first time ever. For schedule and pricing check out their site shown in the description for this video.
@fly4fun well I know were I am going on vacation next year if you can get a ride on the plane, now I all got to do is sweet talk the wife into letting me go :-)
@sneezabonk As of just last month (August, 2010) it's back in the air with 4 new engines that are easier to find parts for and run cooler. So yes! It does. See it on tour next year.
When you say new engines, are these a different type that was used when these planes were in active service or something modern? I hope it didn't lose it's signature sound, I've seen this one leave Holman in St Paul once...waited several hrs in the car entertained by fighters buzzing us as they left while we waited for the 29's turn.
Hope your Father is still doing well> God bless the brave men who flew these B-29 to help win the war. Thank you to the men who keep this B-29 flying .
Going to see FiFi Sept. 18 at Wings Over Whiteman airshow. Needless to say, I am totally thrilled. The B-29 is one of the best airplanes that ever graced the skies. I just hope they park it on the tarmac before and after the flyover so I can photograph it from every angle.
@josacervantes The retirement flight was in Everett, WA, but there are a few scenes in there shot from the cockpit that was actually taken during a flight at Renton, WA.
Congrats on your Dads retirement, and Super Video. Imagine also seeing the fighter that was designed to escort the B-29s, the Twin Mustang. Seeing this fly with several P-82s would be a trip that's for sure. Thanks for Posting, Good Job. Don
This is when America could MAKE anything and it was the best in the world!! I worked for Boeing in the 1960's and we still made the best planes in the air. Now??? How sad for the kids just starting out in the the world.
this was very emocional for me!! thanks for sharing your Dad´s flight!! was beautiful and i love this baby too(b-29) your father looks very alive and still a Major Pilot!! at that time everything was manually!! not like today that the plane do every single manuver automatic even landing if the pilot wants--great pilots at that time
For everyone who wants to know... FIFI has been in repair for several years now, and is being hangared at the National CAF Headquarters in Midland, Texas "KMAF" but she is going to fly at the 2010 Fina CAF "Airsho" in Midland, Texas on October 9&10, 2010! For those who wish to fly to the event it is held at Midland international Airport KMAF, and GA Parking will be at the FBO "Avion"
Great footage. It was really nice that this was doen for your dad. I got to see FIFI at Westesoer AFB with my dad. when we went to the airshow. I am sure glad they had her there. MY dad loved it!
Everything was perfect for that flight. The music fits the time period, the plane fit the music and it was edited wonderfully. And the Arches at the end made it all come together. damn fine job and to the the men I don't know, thanks for the service!!!
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wow the plane that bombed japan with 2 atomic bomb(stop saying its B17 ive read a veteran's journal which was published after found in action by another vet it said it was the B29s
@fly4fun Great video bro! I loved everything about it. The music was great, the plane's a beauty. I'd say my dad's cooler than yours but right now, your dad's the coolest!
@fly4fun These are NOT the original Glenn Miller RCA Victor recordings! At best, they're the Miller band from a much later (post 1958) date. Also, I would rather have heard more of those beautiful rumble of those engines instead of the music!
@southwriter Yeah, but the sound coming from the formation flight was just a bunch of wind noise. I'd have had to go all 'Hollywood' and manufacture some B-29 audio, which wasn't really possible. The interior shots of a B-29 sound like a tractor. Someday I'll upload more from inside the airplane.
This brings back memories of watching this great ship fly at the EAA in Oshkosh, WI. I loved watching those huge radials come to life and roar as she rolled by on the taxiway! Her take off was awesome to behold. H
Fortunately, Hitler was too stupid to mass produce the ME 262, which would not have seen the B 29 as it was too busy getting strafed and ambushed by P 51s.
the 262 cruised at 550 knots, and could rev up to 600+, the b-29 was pretty slow ,all 14 of the 0.50 guns stood little chance of hitting a 262 and if the 262 hit the super fort with the nose cannon, that was not a good thing
without engine sounds, it is not so interesting.
tonytonytonyargh 3 days ago
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B291945 2 weeks ago
The plane was so sealed with aluminum that the engines could not be cooled efficiently, This became a huge problem, but there was a reason why I just learned. If you can get a good view of the B 29 from the rear, you will see how different it was from the 17. They trained long before Hiroshima to bank hard left and slightly down after dropping the A bombs for a very specific reason besides the actual blast.
QuetMarcocota 1 month ago
I was just informed by one of the original designers of the B 29 it had more secrecy to it than commonly realized. He told me this plane was built as a ferral cage with the origional intent to survive an EMP. No other airplane in the world at that time could have dropped the Nukes on Japan and survived. 17 had glass turrets, if it could have lifted bomb would have been disabled by the elect magnetic pulse. 29 had alumin turrets, is sealed completely from the rear deflecting the EMP. They Knew!
QuetMarcocota 1 month ago
cool film, thanks!
MrColt45acp 1 month ago
Too bad about the engine problems; first combat mission over Japan 15 June 1944. "Hobo Queen" in the UK in 1944 as well. I'd wonder what it would have been like to have had about four or five USAAF bases in North Africa sending about a hundred planes each with hundreds of P-51 Fighters for escort over Germany at the time. My B-17-G-42-97217 (JW-L) would have greatly have appreciated the assistance there.
19XWyomingGrizFan 2 months ago
My Grandfather worked on B-29s. He was a mechanic so he didn't fly em, but I don't think he would want to. According to him the engines often caught fire after overheating, and that was a big problem.
Trashcansam123 3 months ago
@Trashcansam123 yeah from what i know it kinda was one way flight.
CrAzY3AGL3 3 months ago
It's good to see "FIFI" back in the air on the airshow circuit with her new hybrid engines.
badboyvr4 3 months ago
excellent video... I'm sure your dad loved it. Great video!
WSPSkydiver 4 months ago
This is great. My grandfather, Maj. Gen Haywood "Possum" Hansell, flew the first squadron of B-29s into the newly built landing strip on Saipan. From there he commanded the squadrons of B-29s that dropped bombs on Japan. Unfortunately he used his tactics of strategic bombing that worked in Europe (eventually) but failed over Japan. High altitude daylight bombing did not work over Japan due to the extreme jet stream conditions. So Gen LeMay was brought in to fire bomb Japan and that worked.
hartonium 5 months ago
Good vid, thanks
RaulMeatFactorys 5 months ago
Great memorial video. Best wishes to your Dad.
Paiadakine 5 months ago
i want my dieing wish to be able to fly in one of these planes
redtigerreviews258 5 months ago
That is quite a peace of history there..
joebayron 6 months ago
hard to believe theres just one left, after all that were made, good for your dad
13jam100 6 months ago
AWESOME VIDEO! I wish your Dad well and many many years ahead!
Youre a good son! Music was PERFECT!
cortchubbby 7 months ago
I always had eyes for the Lancaster, Spitfire, Mustang. But wow i would of been a kid in a candy store to see that ... there's only 2 Lancasters flying in the world today and the city next to me has the Canadian model She flys over head now and then and you can tell just by her engines I would love to see 2 of the best bombers fly over one day
freakyflow 7 months ago
I ALWAYS get a kick out of this video! Good music and great plane.
Koaslice191 7 months ago
i want to see a video of wht it looked like switching turrets, and seeing wht other gunners were seeing when they were flying in these great machines, it wud be awesome to see a great view of the interior
TheTrigger1029 8 months ago
Fantasic footage and the right music for a superb machine!
buioso 8 months ago
what a great experience, I went for a ride on June 3rd at the Reading PA. WWII weekend.
It is great to see this airplane fly and even better to experience it in the air!
jsspoole1989 8 months ago
I have seen this plane fly here in Kalamazoo, MI Great video, thanks
chrisnzella 9 months ago
Yay, a B-29 ''Superfortress''!
Maring0418 9 months ago
Too bad hundred of B-29s were used for target practice at China lake. It would have been nice to have a couple more B-29s restored to flying condition.
TFB777 9 months ago
what a beautiful plane...
offspringfanman96 9 months ago
They are still a marval
gettingahandle 9 months ago
What a wonderful video and great retirement gift for your dad. I grew up watching 12 O'Clock High on t.v. with Robert Lansing, which was of course B-17s, but was always interested in its bigger offspring, the Super Fortress. Some people may not know but the B-29 was the biggest project of WWII--yes, even eclipsing the amount spent on the Manhattan Project. Fans of this bird should order Building the B-29 by Jacob Vander Muelen, published in 1995.
Ap13HELPjlb51 9 months ago
For those young people that don't know, the music is Glenn Miller...."A String Of Pearls" and "In The Mood". My two favorites of the Big Band era!
Koaslice191 10 months ago
that is really so very cool
00RSZEX 10 months ago
Amazing video and totally appropriate music! Where would we be without this mighty plane and the brave men that flew and fought her hard?
Koaslice191 10 months ago
This plane is coming to WWII Weekend this year!!
trainguy3 10 months ago
they are so small!
nlcatter 10 months ago
Cool video...thanks for posting!
dutchboy25al 10 months ago
hey whats up man im sitting here w/ my grandpa and he wanted to know if there was anyway he could download this video he flew a b-29 too and loved this video thanx
8erdan42 11 months ago
was just up in seattle/everett in jan, nice to see such a beautiful piston prop in a couple places still fresh in my mind. this is the only Boeing B-29 in service (unless a private collector has one stashed away) but there are a few variants of the original b-29, like a russian RE'd Tupolev Tu-4 still in the air today
Amt916 11 months ago
@Amt916 it's just Seattle or just Everett since there are 3 or 4 towns in between both Seattle and everett.
yoyoyoyoshua 10 months ago
Mannn If i had any kind of warbird?
Id want your Dad to fly it.
he's really something. and sooo down to earth.
kirkconway 11 months ago
AWESOME VIDEO THX !!
ducker1942 11 months ago
wow. i thought the last one in existence was the one that dropped the bomb over japan
appleintosh 11 months ago
Perfect Choice of music for this video.
MagillJohnM 11 months ago
What a fantastic video! Its so great to see veteran pilots back in their rides after all the years that went by! What a beautiful plane the B-29 is, Its so great that this one is still flying and honoring all who flew in them! Wonderful!
hankyhoyo 1 year ago
かっこいいなぁ
girubar 1 year ago
Is this the City of Everett @ 3:45?! Your Dad Must have been a good pilot if they allowed him to fly this piece of aviation history...
MaxXTVBlackBerry 1 year ago
beautiful plane,
Abyss192 1 year ago
Iv'e seen the plane fly over my boat when i'm on lake Michigan, it's pretty sweet.
djroesler 1 year ago
Man, with your dad flying I doubt any of the passengers would spill there drinks! Smooth as glass!!! Top rate video! Thanks for sharing!! Loved the props at 2:42
letssled 1 year ago
God bless you mr wien. thank you for taking that old girl up, and letting her flex her muscles, and fly again. thank you. hopefully one day ill be as lucky as you sir. thank you.
Aaron
yamahonkawazuki 1 year ago
What makes me so proud living in Richardson, Tx is that this plane is now officially in Addison Air Museum. I saw "FiFi" at the Alliance Airshow last October and they just got I think 3 million dollars to restore to flying condition from the air museum I just mentioned. Therefore for all those flight enthusiasts for just 7 to 8 bucks you can check this bird out among many others - so come to Dallas :)
strizhi 1 year ago
Impressive airplane...At least the Japanese thought so...
deetjay1 1 year ago
es un precioso video de ver el vuelo de un bombardero de la II guerra , es fantastico, y si a esto se agrega un fondo musical de glen miller es doblemente fantastico. mis saludos.
maunten66 1 year ago
Super vid and what a fantastic retirement flight for your dad. How is he these days ? Many thanks for your great site. Regards.
Michaelxxx1936 1 year ago
@mastermime67 they would scream like they saw Godzilla
nick41324 1 year ago
what would hapen if you flew that thing over Hiroshima or Nagasaki?
mastermime67 1 year ago
@mastermime67 Excellent idea,they would love it.
schnellguy 1 year ago
I grew up in Oshkosh and have seen these warbirds my whole life. Nothing like the sound of those good old radial engines. The EAA is the event of the year when you grow up in that town. you can literally feel the history on some of those old birds.
heartfire451 1 year ago
Wonderful video. And music. It fits quite well. Greetings from Scandinavia.
Badger071 1 year ago
Great work you guys do keeping her in the air. Hope to see her at Oshkosh next year.
TecXAH 1 year ago
Grande mitico....
sfenodonte 1 year ago
hopefully it does not drop the atomic bomb
boeing7971 1 year ago
The sky will seem very empty without her!
Kirtev 1 year ago
Im a big fan of your website , can you tell me a bit about your fathers flight background?
moonrunnerlawl 1 year ago
Nice video! Gave it a thumbs up... currently working on my private pilots license :)
Tooofast 1 year ago
If only the Kee-Bird survived , there would be 2 on these wonderful planes flying.
kunatracing 1 year ago
@kunatracing that and the dauntless dotty. then we'd have 3.
hotrod347 1 year ago
Great footage,shame any possible engine sounds ruined by the music
Filmitis 1 year ago
Wery nice!
vwzsola 1 year ago
Congratulations to your dad! What a great send off into retirement! Love the choice of music to accompany the great footage - String of Pearls and In the Mood are my two favorite Miller songs!
unconditionalbs 1 year ago
Fantastic video footage! Thanks so much!
unconditionalbs 1 year ago
Great to have a B-29 in the air again, at least we saved one!
My grandpa was a crew chief on one of these during Korea,
sadly, the plane he worked on met her fate out on China Lake we're prettymuch certain; getting shot up as target practice like so many others.
marthmaster79 1 year ago
A true sheet metal marvel!
1720cox 1 year ago
Sorry, how many planes like this exist today in flight conditions?
thanks...
richardobeto 1 year ago 5
@richardobeto This is the last one that's flying. It's been the only one flying for the past 30+ years.
fly4fun 1 year ago
@fly4fun HOLY SHIT! The last ones were retired in 1960 and that's the last one flying?!?
MasonZstudios 1 year ago
@fly4fun why that? there are several B-17 still flying today.
aka99 1 year ago
@fly4fun Are you sure about that? Unless I saw the exact same plane that's in the video, there is a small airfield in Connecticut that has one and flies it every now and then.
Britishdude1 1 year ago
@fly4fun the kee bird would have joined her in the skys but we know how that turned out
balongaboy 1 year ago
@balongaboy yeah most unfortunate.
nsx4life2008 1 year ago
@fly4fun can it get to 30,000 feet?
macfanofgi 10 months ago
There are several other flight-worthy airframes still though. Although they'll never take it out, Bockscar is probably in the best condition at this point.
cverlo 6 months ago
United States Army Air Force Victory in the Pacific 1941 - 1945 could not have been possible without the Glorious B-29 Superfortress and its Fire-Bombing Raids over Japan that brought the Imperial Japanese Empire to its knees!
God Bless the B-29 Superfortress! Fifi, Enola Gay and BocksCar that dropped Little Boy and Fat Man and all the others now part of our Glorious History of Western Arms against the Struggle with the East.
God Bless the United States of America!
UmagonAwakened 1 year ago
@richardobeto one
WillisWarrior21 9 months ago
Wow..splendid airplane
Thank you
Biancavitta 1 year ago
Fantastic! How many years did Captain Wien fly? What other types did he pilot? What airline was he with? Great ending to a great career!
CairnTerrier69 1 year ago
Very, very cool.
daveth121864 1 year ago
What an amazing video, great footage with great music. No doubt this video has a lot of sentimental meaning to you and your family - but for a first video, this is truly an epic, in fact by any standards its an epic. And getting to take video footage from a Texan must have been a thrill in itself! Well done mate. Thumbs up etc...
Hanglands 1 year ago
@Hanglands topic: If you continue editing try unlinking the video and audio and let the audio fade out and trail after the video transition. That way you never get a choppy audio cut. I'm envious as heck at the entire subject too btw. :) Well orchestrated video and beautiful subject.
Vintabilly 1 year ago
beauiful old lady...
TheRalf1968 1 year ago
no sound in flight? The radials are the only sensation!
tonytonytonyargh 1 year ago
Saw the FIFI when it was in Kansas City years ago. Unless you get close to her you don't know how big she is. Amazing!
mondo78 1 year ago
such big propeler's
DingDongtv 1 year ago
STUNNING AIRCRAFT!!!
hearts76100 1 year ago
Great video!
sydlitzlancers 1 year ago
The CAF are now offering rides in FiFi for the first time ever. For schedule and pricing check out their site shown in the description for this video.
fly4fun 1 year ago
@fly4fun well I know were I am going on vacation next year if you can get a ride on the plane, now I all got to do is sweet talk the wife into letting me go :-)
1966omc 1 year ago
@fly4fun GOD i hope so. ive ridden in aluminum overcast ( b17 this is the creme of the crop here for ww2 stuff imho
yamahonkawazuki 1 year ago
funny
SOWHATIMADEIT 1 year ago
All I can say is COOL!!...wicked..wicked COOL!!!
murphjy 1 year ago
I'd bet alot of modern pilots would chuck in a leg if they could trade their letterboxes for window area like that :)
Xigano1 1 year ago
Does this plane still fly
sneezabonk 1 year ago
@sneezabonk As of just last month (August, 2010) it's back in the air with 4 new engines that are easier to find parts for and run cooler. So yes! It does. See it on tour next year.
fly4fun 1 year ago 2
@fly4fun Super.
So what's the new power plant? A different Wright Cyclone type?
popol321 1 year ago
@fly4fun
When you say new engines, are these a different type that was used when these planes were in active service or something modern? I hope it didn't lose it's signature sound, I've seen this one leave Holman in St Paul once...waited several hrs in the car entertained by fighters buzzing us as they left while we waited for the 29's turn.
TheStarforce2 10 months ago
@sneezabonk She will be flying to Oshkosh Wisconsin for the EAA air show in July....last time she was there was 1995...
mcbm1966 10 months ago
Congrats for the video. Love to see those birds still in the air
abastin1 1 year ago
Hope your Father is still doing well> God bless the brave men who flew these B-29 to help win the war. Thank you to the men who keep this B-29 flying .
buick1955 1 year ago
Very very nice vid!!
windrivercountrykid 1 year ago
fifi was based in my home town in midland tx
pbrcowboy19851212 1 year ago
I think we should rebuild every world war 2 plane keep some good numbers around.
SaberTanker22 1 year ago
Going to see FiFi Sept. 18 at Wings Over Whiteman airshow. Needless to say, I am totally thrilled. The B-29 is one of the best airplanes that ever graced the skies. I just hope they park it on the tarmac before and after the flyover so I can photograph it from every angle.
floydfreak63 1 year ago
what airport is it ??
josacervantes 1 year ago
@josacervantes The retirement flight was in Everett, WA, but there are a few scenes in there shot from the cockpit that was actually taken during a flight at Renton, WA.
fly4fun 1 year ago
Congrats on your Dads retirement, and Super Video. Imagine also seeing the fighter that was designed to escort the B-29s, the Twin Mustang. Seeing this fly with several P-82s would be a trip that's for sure. Thanks for Posting, Good Job. Don
f82man 1 year ago
Why retire such a great flying machine! Great video dude, music was very appropriate.
cr0nic69 1 year ago
アメリカでは英雄的な存在なんだろうけど、リトルボーイを使った人類の汚点も背負ってるんだよね。日本人はこれ見ていい気はしないんですよ。
NA7853 1 year ago
What a gorgeous sight...
and what a great 'last call' for your dad..
flattopnm1 1 year ago
VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!!
AV8R4HM 1 year ago
This is when America could MAKE anything and it was the best in the world!! I worked for Boeing in the 1960's and we still made the best planes in the air. Now??? How sad for the kids just starting out in the the world.
oregonbarn 1 year ago 2
turned 65 yesterday that Hiroshima was bombed. Day 09 is nagasaki. These planes are wonderful, but they remind me of death.
shadowvoc 1 year ago
very good!
valteroliveiraalbino 1 year ago
Loving the Glen Miller music! Excellent video!
Mazza4Azza 1 year ago
Is that Everett Paine Field, WA?
krogen42hull198 1 year ago
legend plane , very nice
blindun 1 year ago
this was very emocional for me!! thanks for sharing your Dad´s flight!! was beautiful and i love this baby too(b-29) your father looks very alive and still a Major Pilot!! at that time everything was manually!! not like today that the plane do every single manuver automatic even landing if the pilot wants--great pilots at that time
guitargamery 1 year ago
Wow! have not seen fifi since i was a kid when she used to fly at the CAF airshow in Harlingen, Tx.
whisperingdeath308 1 year ago
Love the sound of those American made WW11 engines!
lander4545 1 year ago
awesome..
uzimodem 1 year ago
What great footage. Thanks for sharing!
Dano1945 1 year ago
You doing a great job guys! Don't scratch this monster ;)
Demokrator86 1 year ago
For everyone who wants to know... FIFI has been in repair for several years now, and is being hangared at the National CAF Headquarters in Midland, Texas "KMAF" but she is going to fly at the 2010 Fina CAF "Airsho" in Midland, Texas on October 9&10, 2010! For those who wish to fly to the event it is held at Midland international Airport KMAF, and GA Parking will be at the FBO "Avion"
witcherdude 1 year ago
Art needs any words, It's in spectatarors ears and eyes. Thanks's for great video.
IhanNormal 1 year ago
Great footage. It was really nice that this was doen for your dad. I got to see FIFI at Westesoer AFB with my dad. when we went to the airshow. I am sure glad they had her there. MY dad loved it!
Rick9368 1 year ago
Only two airworthy remaining, DOC has not flown yet, maybe someday soon, it is in the works.
angel2you 1 year ago
Such a beautiful aircraft! Anyone who gets to fly it is one lucky bastard!
madderbass 1 year ago
see alive B-29 is good
The19840404 1 year ago
Great footage. Wow, that B-29 is beautiful. What was the chase plane?
danf321 1 year ago
@danf321 It was a T-6 with a retractable rear window, which made it perfect for video and stills, especially since you could sit backwards.
fly4fun 1 year ago
Everything was perfect for that flight. The music fits the time period, the plane fit the music and it was edited wonderfully. And the Arches at the end made it all come together. damn fine job and to the the men I don't know, thanks for the service!!!
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Luke13verse5Repent 1 year ago
That beats a gold Rolex anyday!
RickyJ46 1 year ago
How many B29's are there left? I thought all that effort that went into rescuing "Kee Bird" was because it was the last?
BradBrassman 1 year ago
Nádhera.. Škoda,že tato letadla byla smrtonosná....
satelitakxy 1 year ago
lucky man! did you ride in it with him also?
huntingfreak901 1 year ago
cant wait until FIFI makes its new maiden flight by june 1st.
1bearcatf8f 1 year ago
Better'n sex to me! MURRS!
vawlkee 1 year ago
Awesome! I´d love to fly in it.
They should take paying customers for a spin! :) If they ever do, let me know.
skazhiprivet 1 year ago
that plane is just.......sexy.
FlyingBoxHead 1 year ago
Gorgeous plane. Too bad there aren't more around to enjoy.
totse1234 1 year ago
do they have stil original B29 's?! if its right, COOL
bas0704 1 year ago
wow the plane that bombed japan with 2 atomic bomb(stop saying its B17 ive read a veteran's journal which was published after found in action by another vet it said it was the B29s
jyhammy 1 year ago
Thank you!
Messer1941 1 year ago
@Messer1941 From the description of the video: The first song is "String of Pearls" and the second song is "In the Mood." Both are by Glenn Miller.
fly4fun 1 year ago
@fly4fun Great video bro! I loved everything about it. The music was great, the plane's a beauty. I'd say my dad's cooler than yours but right now, your dad's the coolest!
Quillons1 1 year ago
@fly4fun These are NOT the original Glenn Miller RCA Victor recordings! At best, they're the Miller band from a much later (post 1958) date. Also, I would rather have heard more of those beautiful rumble of those engines instead of the music!
southwriter 1 year ago
@southwriter Yeah, but the sound coming from the formation flight was just a bunch of wind noise. I'd have had to go all 'Hollywood' and manufacture some B-29 audio, which wasn't really possible. The interior shots of a B-29 sound like a tractor. Someday I'll upload more from inside the airplane.
KentsVideoOfTheDay 1 year ago
What is name first song?
Messer1941 1 year ago
This brings back memories of watching this great ship fly at the EAA in Oshkosh, WI. I loved watching those huge radials come to life and roar as she rolled by on the taxiway! Her take off was awesome to behold. H
liaiaongal 1 year ago
I?d give up Sex, to Fly in that Beauty.
Superpickle1st22nd 1 year ago 8
watch out Japan, Little Boy is coming to a town near you.
imasonywiz3 1 year ago
This video is mesmerizing. Glenn Miller is just the added treat.
magnumforce29 2 years ago
Very, very nice! Thanks for not putting any "rapp crap" music to this vid!... Pops was "cheesin" big time! Happy Days!
mrsmelzbad 2 years ago
If I may say, the Glenn Miller sound was very fitting for this video. The sound of the era. To this day, I still love his music.
I bet your father was in his glory too. Happy retirement Dad.
chuckrl 2 years ago 7
Fortunately, Hitler was too stupid to mass produce the ME 262, which would not have seen the B 29 as it was too busy getting strafed and ambushed by P 51s.
felixlinquist 2 years ago
All the viewers of YouTube are sharing the congratulation of this retirement day. What a good show that is !!
Happy feelings here from France, an aviation enthousiast for decades...
Of course I know Fifi !
(On my YT page, a dedication to some good tasted early 70's and late 60's real pop singing...)
lOmnivoreSobriquet 2 years ago
I'd like to see her together with a fully-armed Me-262 ...
Nightfighter74 2 years ago
the 262 cruised at 550 knots, and could rev up to 600+, the b-29 was pretty slow ,all 14 of the 0.50 guns stood little chance of hitting a 262 and if the 262 hit the super fort with the nose cannon, that was not a good thing
wlh1us 2 years ago
bes t bomer of its time..and still it is kinda
KilleTheHedgehog8492 2 years ago
Well I thought the music was fitting. Kudos.
nmcarpenter 2 years ago
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Could have done without the obligatory Glenn Miller soundtrack
SFConifer 2 years ago
Thank you for this fantastic video. What a beautiful plane.
gtsstang 2 years ago
What a beautiful girl!
mwp62 2 years ago 2
Did FiFi get her new engines? Anyone know?
nocrap62 2 years ago
she has gotten a few but not all yet, they are very expensive and hard to find.
N5340L 2 years ago
I was fortunate to get a walk thru tour of FiFi at a local air show several years ago. A magnificent aircraft!!
denafer48 2 years ago